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Description:


Agar-Agar is a complexe, colloidal polysaccharide, derived from red algae of class Rhodophyceae phyllum. It is mainly produced of Gelidium and Gracilaria seaweed. The main growing areas of the algae are Chile, Indonesia, Morocco and Spain.

Agar-Agar dissolves only in warm water and gels when cooled down, beginning at a temperature of 35 to 40° C. It is traded in powder and strip form.



Fields of application:

  • Food Industry (gelling agent, thickener, stabilizer)
  • Health Food (weight controlling products)
  • Pharmaceutical Industry (gelling agent, thickener, stabilizer)
  • Microbiology (preparation of culture media)
  • Dental Industry (duplicating)
  • Botany (plant tissue culture)








Usage:


Dosage (average):                             0.1 to 0.4 %

 
Packing:

Cartons with inner poly bag of 25 kg net
Fibre drums of 25 or 50 kg net
Bales of 25 kg net


Legal registration:

Food industry:
Pharmaceutical industry:  
Cosmetic industry:
Customs tariff number:

Food additive no. E-406 (Danish Agar: E-407),  FCC,  GRAS
EP, BP, USP
EINECS: 232-658-1
1302 3100 / Danish Agar: 1302 3290

   

                                  



 

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